Hendricus Peter (Henk) Bremmer (17 May 1871, Leiden – 10 January 1956, The Hague) was a Dutch painter, art critic, art teacher, collector and art dealer. He was the father of the painter Rudolph Bremmer (1900–1993). Bremmer trained as a painter and artist, working in journalism from 1893–1895 and began teaching art in 1896. In the 1906-1907 season, Helene Kröller-Müller, then one of the richest women in the Netherlands, was his pupil and she soon began collecting art. Bremmer advised her to put together a collection, later forming the basis of the Kröller-Müller Museum. He also advised

Hugo Tutein Nolthenius Hugo Tutein Nolthenius (Amsterdam, August 2, 1863 - Delft, December 12, 1944) was a Dutch industrialist and art collector. Professional life Son of Julius Hendrik Tutein Nolthenius . 1824and Elizabeth Maria Weymar . 1825 Tutein Nolthenius was ...

who kept of bust of him in his collection. Bremmer had contact with many artists. He lived from 1902 until his death in

Artiestenhof Artiestenhof is a hofje in the Trompstraat in the Dutch city of The Hague. It is a side street by the Piet Hein. Around 1850, the older part of the Trompstraat had five courtyards and many businesses. The street was christened in 1872 by Sophie ...

in The Hague. In 1912 he came into contact with Bart van der Leck, providing financial support and a monthly allowance. In 1906 he published the art critique ''Eene inleiding tot het zien van beeldende kunst''. In 1913 he started a magazine of fine arts Bremmer had so much influence in Dutch art in the first half of the 20th century that he was called the "Art Pope". From 14 October 2006 to February 25, 2007 an exhibition on Bremmer, entitled ''The Art Tsar, H.P. Bremmer.'' was held at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bremmer, Henk 1871 births 1956 deaths Dutch art critics Dutch art collectors Dutch art dealers Artists from Leiden 20th-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters 20th-century Dutch male artists